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1950s | |
Marty Robbins', "A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)"
Misheard Lyrics: A light sport coat
Original Lyrics: A white sport coat
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1960s | |
Strawberry Alarm Clock's, "Incense and Peppermints"
Misheard Lyrics: Good sense, innocence, cripplin' mankind
Original Lyrics: Incense and peppermints of different kinds
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1970s | |
Bay City Rollers', "Saturday Night"
Misheard Lyrics: It's on Saturday night
Original Lyrics: It's just a Saturday night
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Bee Gees', "How Deep is Your Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Cousins living in a world of food
Original Lyrics: 'Cause we're living in a world of fools
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Donna Summer's, "Hot Stuff"
Misheard Lyrics: Looking for a Costco
Original Lyrics: Looking for some hot stuff
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Eagles', "Take It to the Limit"
Misheard Lyrics: Tag it to the linen, one more time.
Original Lyrics: Take it to the limit, one more time
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Lynyrd Skynyrd's, "Sweet Home Alabama"
Misheard Lyrics: In Birmingham, they loved the Gold Rush
Original Lyrics: In Birmingham, they loved the governor
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The Brownsville Station's, "Smokin' in the Boys' Room"
Misheard Lyrics: Small kid in the boys' room
Original Lyrics: Smokin' in the Boys' Room
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1980s | |
AC/DC's, "Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)"
Misheard Lyrics: Dirty digs and the thunder king/chief/jig
Original Lyrics: Dirty deeds and they're done dirt cheap.
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Corey Hart's, "Sunglasses at Night"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't be afraid of the guy in shades of art
Original Lyrics: Don't masquerade with the guy in shades, oh no
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Def Leppard's, "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Heard some shooter homieeee
Original Lyrics: Pour some sugar on me.
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Eddie Murphy's, "Party All the Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Nike wants to party all the time
Original Lyrics: My girl wants to party all the time
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Kate Bush's, "Night of the Swallow"
Misheard Lyrics: In Motown, can't you swallow?
Original Lyrics: In Malta, catch a swallow
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Michael Jackson's, "The Way You Make Me Feel"
Misheard Lyrics: Well, I've been working from 95
Original Lyrics: Well, I've been working from 9 to 5
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Michael Jackson's, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
Misheard Lyrics: Gonna sell all my stock in Microsoft
Original Lyrics: Ma-ma se, ma-ma sa, ma-ma coo sa.
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Movie Scripts', "Beverly Hills Cop"
Misheard Lyrics: They got funky machine guns
Original Lyrics: They got f***ing machine guns
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Neil Diamond's, "America"
Misheard Lyrics: They're coming for a miracle
Original Lyrics: They're coming to America
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Patti LaBelle's, "Stir it Up"
Misheard Lyrics: Stress those dreams through the polluted air
Original Lyrics: Chase my dreams through the polluted air
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Queen's, "Flash"
Misheard Lyrics: King of the possible
or King of the possum Original Lyrics: King of the impossible
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Queen's, "Princes of the Universe"
Misheard Lyrics: Cheeses of the universe
Original Lyrics: Princes of the universe
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R.E.M.'s, "Stand"
Misheard Lyrics: Stand in the place where you were
Original Lyrics: Stand in the place where you work
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Rick Springfield's, "Love Is Alright Tonite"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't worry daddy, I'll have a whole lot of respectable hours
Original Lyrics: Don't worry daddy, I'll have her home at a respectable hour
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Warrant's, "Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Heather isn't too far away
Original Lyrics: Heaven isn't too far away
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1990s | |
Annie Lennox's, "Walking on Broken Glass"
Misheard Lyrics: Working on, working on broken fences
Original Lyrics: Walking on, walking on broken glass
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Collective Soul's, "December"
Misheard Lyrics: Just took my son to a drugged up man.
Original Lyrics: Just tilt my sun towards your domain.
Your cup runneth over again. |
Elton John's, "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm Stitches
Original Lyrics: I'm speechless
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Eric Clapton's, "Tears in Heaven"
Misheard Lyrics: Beyond the dark
There's whales and sharks Original Lyrics: Beyond the door
There's peace I'm sure |
Genesis', "No Son Of Mine"
Misheard Lyrics: Mossad, Mossad of mine
Original Lyrics: You're no son, you're no son of mine.
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Journey's, "When You Love a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: When you love a Mormon
Original Lyrics: When you love a woman
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Montell Jordan's, "This Is How We Do It"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm never gonna wack on the old school bag
Original Lyrics: I'll never come wack on an old school track
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Montell Jordan's, "This Is How We Do It"
Misheard Lyrics: So tip up your c*ck and throw your hands up
Original Lyrics: So tip up your cup and throw your hands up
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Movie Scripts', "Aladdin (1992)"
Misheard Lyrics: Salami, good evening to you
Original Lyrics: Salaam and good evening to you
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Movie Scripts', "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"
Misheard Lyrics: Why did you let me free, Christmas?
Original Lyrics: Why did you let me free, Christian?
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2000s | |
Cast of Barney & Friends', "Captain Pickles"
Misheard Lyrics: Super sour pickle powder
Original Lyrics: Super sour pickle power
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Lady Gaga's, "Bad Romance"
Misheard Lyrics: Macho Man romance
Original Lyrics: Want your bad romance
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Movie Scripts', "Chicken Little (2005)"
Misheard Lyrics: It looks like a Scotchgard?
Original Lyrics: It looks like a stop sign?
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2010s | |
Maroon 5's, "Moves Like Jagger"
Misheard Lyrics: I got the moon like Jaggon.
Original Lyrics: I've got the moves like Jagger.
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The Script featuring will.i.am's, "Hall of Fame"
Misheard Lyrics: Be a chariot
Original Lyrics: Be a champion
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Lee Ann Womack's, "I Hope You Dance"
Misheard Lyrics: And when you get the choice
To Cinnabon or Quiznos Original Lyrics: And when you get the choice
To set it out or dance |
Willie Nelson's, "On the Road Again"
Misheard Lyrics: Like the Dixie Chicks, we go down the highway
Original Lyrics: Like a band of gypsies, we go down the highway
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